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Bad batch of moonshine kills more than 100 in India
by on Dec.15, 2011, under Health and Fitness
MOGRAHAT, India (Reuters) – An adulterated batch of bootleg liquor has killed at least 100 drinkers in eastern India, with dozens more arriving at a cramped rural hospital with poisoning symptoms. The deaths come just days after a hospital fire ki…
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Common virus kills nearly 100 children in Vietnam
by on Sep.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The World Health Organization says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has surged in Vietnam, killing 98 children and sickening more than 42,000 others this year.
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Vietnam on alert as common virus kills 81 children
by on Aug.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Vietnam’s prime minister has put the country on alert as an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease continues to surge, killing 81 children and sickening more than 32,000 people nationwide so far this year, officials said Friday.
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Childhood virus kills 70 in Vietnam
by on Jul.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A health official says a surging outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam has killed 70 people so far this year and infected more than 23,000, mostly children under 5.
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Cholera kills 10 in central Nigeria: official
by on Jun.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A cholera outbreak has killed 10 people in central Nigeria's Plateau State over the past two weeks, a local health official said Wednesday.
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Scarlet fever kills second child in Hong Kong, epidemic to peak
by on Jun.21, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Hong Kong closed a kindergarten for a week on Tuesday after initial tests showed that a second child may have died of scarlet fever and experts warned that the epidemic sweeping through Hong Kong, Macao and parts of China may worsen.
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Nutrition Kills
by on Mar.24, 2011, under Nutrition
Don’t ever make that god awful of a mistake. Thanks to Zach and Nick for the camera work.
Cholera outbreak kills 20 in Somali capital
by on Mar.12, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Doctors say a cholera outbreak in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital has killed more than 20 people.
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Tainted IV fluid kills 12 pregnant women in India
by on Feb.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Contaminated intravenous fluid is suspected in the deaths of 12 pregnant women at a government hospital in northwestern India, police and health authorities said Friday.
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Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB or violence: WHO
by on Feb.11, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
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